We are at it again! On August 22, 2010 we are participating in the Columbus Bridal Expo at the Aladdin Shrine Show from 11-4. Fashion Shows will be held at 12:30 and 2:30. Bridal shows are a great opportunity to check out the booth in action and take home a photo souvenir. Come check us out and experience the hundreds of dollars in door prizes that are being offered! Email us for a coupon for admission: brian@shutterbooth.com

ShutterBooth was really excited to be at the Pizza Party for the Youth Choir that is performing at the Ohio State Fair. Thanks to our host, John, we were able to spend the night with the Choir as they enjoyed pizza and a little dancing as a break for all their hard work preparing for the fair shows. It was a great time, not only did everyone love it, but we also decided to donate a booth for the alumni auction! Thanks John for inviting us to be a part of such a great time!

We participated in a two day trade show with Sprenger Health Care at the Columbus Convention Center, we were the entertainment that they offered everyone that visited their booth. It was really a  great experience, not only to be there with Sprenger, but to hear about the great things that they have to offer and to learn about their family- owned and family-run business. A cornerstone of the Sprenger philosophy is that they have and obligation to make the community a better place. It was truly a joy to spend two days with them. It also opened our eyes to yet another market! I was able to talk to so many different facilities that we should reach out to, not only for company parties but for different types employee appreciation. I really enjoyed my time with the company and meeting all of the people in the industry, and only hope that we are able to join them again!

That’s right, we are headed to the windy city to join the Chicago ShutterBooth for the Willow Creek Church’s Mother’s Day Celebration. We love Chicago! so it was no problem convincing us to bring 4 booths and employees to join Chicago ShutterBooth in this celebration, totaling 10 booths for two days! We are even bringing “Mom” Legree to join two of her sons and her daughter-in-law for the Mother’s Day Celebration! Stay tuned to Chicago’s ShutterYou for the photos!

On Tuesday night Brian and I went to the Darby House for an open house. We were really excited because we haven’t been there yet, keep hearing how incredible it is and we have a couple of events there! So a sneak peak was certainly welcome! And I have to say, it was incredible! Cameron Mitchell is now doing all of the catering, so the food was amazing and the atmosphere was breath taking. We had the opportunity to check out every room set up how it would be for a reception, business meeting and picnic. The outside was even set up with tables, lounging seats and an outdoor chef making kabobs-  it was right on the water and beautiful. It is for sure a space that has a destination feel in Ohio. Definitely high on the recommendation list!

Did you know that what we used to call a PlayPen is no longer called that? It is now a Pak and Play. I only know that because I just bought one hoping to contain the energy of our new puppy, Archie!! He is in love with our other two dogs, Eli and Blaze, although they aren’t too sure about him yet…. I’m sure they will be “bestys” in no time!

As event professionals, our job often involves feeding people or working on events where food is involved – now we are coming together to help feed those less fortunate than us through the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and Operation Feed! Please join us on March 23, 2010 at 6 pm for Cakes For A Cause.  It’s going to be an evening of mixing and mingling with great food from local caterers all highlighted by a fantastic auction featuring the best and brightest cake designers and bakers along with other fantastically generous companies in the Columbus area.

We are pleased to be a part of several groups that are sponsering this fantastic event: NACE (National Association of Catering Executives), ISES (International Special Events Society), WPC (Wedding Professionals of Columbus).

Join us for “The Wedding Experience” of a lifetime! This show is an exciting approach to bringing you the very best wedding professionals’ info and  it allows you to experience, first hand, exactly how your wedding could be!

Friday, March 12 from 6p-10p, ColumbusBrideandGroom.com is bringing you “The Wedding Experience” where engaged couples get to experience not 1, but 3 different wedding themes, at 3 different venues. The Conference Center at NorthPointe, SciotoReserve Weddings, and J. Liu Restaurant and Bar are the 3 featured locations and ShutterBooth will be joining the party at North Pointe! The Couples will explore 3 themed receptions and experience everything from their  first dance, bouquet tossing and cutting the cake!

 Brides will be able to get makeovers while grooms get massages, both enjoying great music, complimentary food and drinks all night long. There will be free limo rides to the first 30 couples who register online and don’t miss out on the goodie bags that will be “filled with inspiration”!

Check out ColumbusBrideandGroom.com for registration information. We hope to see you there!

 It’s their first Bridal Affair at Embassy Suites Dublin and they are hosting a unique bridal show on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 1pm to 6pm. There will be food and champagne tasting along with a Grammy nominated performer playing acoustic guitar. They  also have 5 upscale professionals doing 15 minute educational presentations every half hour and yep… you guessed it! ShutterBooth will be there to provide you with photos of your day at the Embassy Suites Dublin! We hope to see you there.

And rockin’ in what they did! Saturday night, February 27, was the BalletMet’s Dance With The Dancers Tour 2010 held at the Lifestyle’s Community Pavillion.

More than $15 thousand in food was donated by local restaurants including: Made from Scratch, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, Old Bag of Nails, Jeni’s Ice Cream, Eggfast, Rusty Bucket, Bakery Gingham, and Spinelli’s Deli. And even crazier was that the $50 thousand of auction items, ranging from dream vacations, gift cards, behind-the-scenes tours, tickets, and more, were all donated!

The best part of the night was having ZZ Top in the Booth! Or it could have been the Osbournes?!  Check out all of the photos from the Ballet Met Event on ShutterYou!